Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 and//usccb.org/bible/joel/4:12 JL 4:12-21 Thus says the LORDandLet the nations bestir themselves and come upto the Valley of JehoshaphatFor there will I sit in judgmentupon all the neighboring nations.Apply the sickle,for the harvest is ripeCome and tread,for the wine press is fullThe vats overflow,for great is their malice.Crowd upon crowdin the valley of decisionFor near is the day of the LORDin the valley of decision.Sun and moon are darkened,and the stars withhold their brightness.The LORD roars from Zion,and from Jerusalem raises his voiceThe heavens and the earth quake,but the LORD is a refuge to his people,a stronghold to the children of Israel.Then shall you know that I, the LORD, am your God,dwelling on Zion, my holy mountainJerusalem shall be holy,and strangers shall pass through her no more.And then, on that day,the mountains shall drip new wine,and the hills shall flow with milkAnd the channels of Judahshall flow with waterandA fountain shall issue from the house of the LORD,to water the Valley of Shittim.Egypt shall be a waste,and Edom a desert waste,Because of violence done to the people of Judah,because they shed innocent blood in their land.But Judah shall abide forever,and Jerusalem for all generations.I will avenge their blood,and not leave it unpunished.The LORD dwells in Zion. Responsorial Psalm and//usccb.org/bible/psalms/97and1 PS 97and1-2, 5-6, 11-12 R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just! The LORD is king let the earth rejoicelet the many isles be glad.Clouds and darkness are round about him,justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne. R.Rejoice in the Lord, you just! The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,before the LORD of all the earth.The heavens proclaim his justice,and all peoples see his glory. R.Rejoice in the Lord, you just! Light dawns for the justand gladness, for the upright of heart.Be glad in the LORD, you just,and give thanks to his holy name. R.Rejoice in the Lord, you just! Alleluia and//usccb.org/bible/luke/11:28 LK 11:28 R.Alleluia, alleluia.Blessed are those who hear the word of Godand observe it.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//usccb.org/bible/luke/11:27 LK 11:27-28 While Jesus was speaking,a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, Blessed is the womb that carried youand the breasts at which you nursed.”He replied, Rather, blessed are thosewho hear the word of God and observe it.”